Northwestern State Demons at LSU Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mike Williams III hits 6 3s, scores 20. hot-shooting LSU beats Northwestern State 96-55
Dean scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Fountain added 10 points and a season-high 10 rebounds. Will Baker scored 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting for LSU (8-5). Jalen Cook added 13 points and Jordan Wright scored 10.
The Tigers shot a season-high 61% (36 of 59) from the field, made 11 of 21 (52%) from 3-point range and scored 29 points off 20 Northwestern State turnovers.
Chris Mubiru hit a 3-pointer and Chase Forte followed with a layup to give the Demons a 7-4 lead, but a steal by Fountain led to a layup by Dean to make it 9-8 with 13:32 left in the first half and LSU led the rest of the way.
Forte made a layup that trimmed Northwestern State's deficit to 23-18 with 8:03, but the Demons were 1-of-12 shooting as LSU scored 24 of the final 27 first-half points to take a 47-21 lead.
Forte and Jimel Lane lead Northwestern State (2-11) with nine points apiece. The Demons, who snapped a 10-game losing streak last time out with a win over NAIA Southern-New Orleans, are winless against NCAA-affiliated opponents this season.
LSU opens SEC play Jan. 6 at Texas A&M. Northwestern State plays at Lamar to kick off its Southland Conference slate on Jan. 6.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 55 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Braelon Bush made Three Point Jumper. | 55 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Jimel Lane Offensive Rebound. | 52 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Mitch Williams missed Jumper. | 52 - 96 |
Statistics
 NWST |
 LSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-59 | FG | 36-59 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 61 |
| 5-21 | 3PT | 11-21 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 8-14 | FT | 13-20 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Assists | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 17 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 29 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 45 |
Game Information
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Attendance: 8,256 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 22-16 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |